It was pure vapor release. She said it in a tone of wrath, but it was compressed and controlled. But he couldn't take it. He wasn't going to let a woman talk to him that way.

Ramos has put up with worse from a man. But he wasn't going to take it from a woman pointing a finger at him and speaking in a tone of aggression.

So he gave Williams that third violation for "verbal abuse," and a whole game penalty, and now it was , and we'll never know if young Osaka really won the US Open or had it handed to her by a man who was going to make Serena Williams feel his power.

Chris Evert spoke for the entire crowd and television audience when she said, "I've been in tennis a long time, and I've never seen anything like it".

Competitive rage has long been Williams' fuel, and it's a situational personality. The whole world knows that about her, and so does Ramos.

She's had instances where she ranted and deserved to be disciplined, but she's outlived all that. She has become a player of directed passion, done the admirable work of learning self-command and grown into one of the more courteous and generous champions in the game.

If you doubted that, all you had to do was watch how she got ahold of herself once the match was over and how hard she tried to make it about Osaka.

Williams understood that she was the only person in the stadium who had the power to make that incensed crowd stop booing.

And she did it beautifully. Sexist power play ruins powerful US Open final. The Sydney Morning Herald. Our weekly podcast giving you insight into the stories that drive the nation.

Every time I play here I have problems. At the following change of ends, Williams continued to furiously berate Ramos, accusing him of attacking her character by insinuating that she cheated via being coached.

She continued to demand an apology from Ramos, asserting to him that "you will never, ever, ever, be on another court of mine as long as you live.

Ramos judged this to be a further code violation for verbal abuse; as the third code violation of the match against Williams, Osaka was awarded the next game by default, bringing the score to 5—3 and Osaka one game away from victory.

Following this exchange, Williams held her serve to love at 5—4 , and continued to remonstrate with Kelso after the game.

Osaka, however, held serve in the following game to win the set 6—4 and the match. Upon defeat, Williams embraced Osaka, but refused to shake Ramos' hand as per game etiquette, instead pointing at him and reasserting, "You owe me an apology.

Ramos was not present to receive his token of appreciation as is normally the case in Grand Slam finals, and Osaka hid her face under her visor and wept as Williams consoled her.

Upon accepting her runner-up plate, Williams, also in tears, attempted to stay positive and encourage the crowd by congratulating Osaka and pleading the crowd not to boo anymore, after which the crowd began to cheer.

Upon receiving the trophy, Rinaldi asked Osaka for her thoughts on playing and defeating her idol. Osaka, still in tears, deferred from his question to address the crowd, saying, "I know everyone was cheering for her and I'm sorry it had to end like this," before acknowledging her family, team, and Williams.

She alluded to her actions being part of her role to stand up for women's rights and equality, and vowed to continue, a statement which drew both isolated applause and murmurs from the attendees.

WTA chief executive, Steve Simon [32]. The on-court incidents of the second set polarised opinions among current and retired tennis players worldwide.

Chris Evert whose Open Era record of 6 US Open women's singles titles Williams would have broken had Williams won , while commentating the match for ESPN , claimed that while first and second code violations were common for similar incidents, it was unprecedented to issue a third code violation and therefore game penalty for verbal abuse.

Immediately following the match, interviewed while still in the player's box, Mouratoglou admitted to coaching Williams, but doubted whether Williams saw his gestures.

When a man does the same, he's 'outspoken' and there are no repercussions. Thank you, Serena Williams, for calling out this double standard.

More voices are needed to do the same. She was totally out of line. Worldwide opinion was divided following the match, with many [ who?

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic , though, stayed away from the controversy, commending Osaka for her composed performance throughout the match while also praising Williams for being the champion she is.

However, Williams also received support from WTA chief executive Steve Simon, as well as United States Tennis Association president Katrina Adams, who had been ridiculed for hailing Williams' "class and sportsmanship" during the post-match presentation.

The International Tennis Federation later issued a statement supporting Carlos Ramos' umpiring during the match, stating: Mr Ramos acted at all times with professionalism and integrity.

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